James Newton Howard is currently scoring the upcoming fantasy adventure The Huntsman. The film is a prequel/spin-off to the 2012 feature Snow White and the Huntsman and is directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan who served as the visual effect supervisor on Rupert Sanders’ original movie and makes his feature directorial debut with the project. Chris Hemsworth […]
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James Newton Howard to Return for ‘The Huntsman’
Posted: October 8, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: James Newton Howard, The Huntsman
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (September 18, 2015)
Posted: September 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Adam Robt, Alexander Hacke, Black Mass, Captive, Cooties, Dario Marianelli, David Dahlquist, Everest, James Newton Howard, Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer, Johann Johannsson, John Paesano, Kreng, Lorne Balfe, Pawn Sacrifice, Phillipe Rombi, Sebastian Kauderer, Shawn Sutta, Sicario, The Cut, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, The New Girlfriend, Tom Holkenborg, Uncle John
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the sci-fi action adventure The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Rosa Salazar, Aidan Gillen, Jacob Lofland, Barry Pepper and Lili Taylor. […]
‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Soundtrack Announced
Posted: August 27, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Edward Zwick, James Newton Howard, Pawn Sacrifice, score, Soundtrack
Lakeshore Records will release the official soundtrack album for Edward Zwick’s biographical drama Pawn Sacrifice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, King Kong, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Fugitive) who previously collaborated with the director on Blood Diamond, Defiance and Love and Other Drugs. The soundtrack will be released digitally on September 11, 2015 […]
‘Gremlins 2’ and ‘Outbreak’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced
Posted: June 22, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Gremlins 2: The New Batch, James Newton Howard, Jerry Goldsmith, Outbreak, score, Soundtrack
Varese Sarabande has announced the latest releases in their CD Club series. Among the titles is a deluxe edition soundtrack for the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch directed by Joe Dante and starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates. The album features the expanded original score from the movie composed by Academy Award winner […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (April 3, 2015)
Posted: April 3, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: 5 to 7, Boychoir, Brian Byrne, Brian Tyler, Cut Bank, Danny Bensi, Effie Gray, Furious 7, Hal Hartley, Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Last Knights, Martin Phipps, Martin Tillman, Ned Rifle, Paul Cantelon, Satnam Ramgotra, Saunder Jurriaans, Woman in Gold
The only movie opening nationwide this weekend is the action sequel Furious 7 directed by James Wan and starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Kurt Russell. Interscope Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by Wiz Khalifa & […]
James Newton Howard to Receive Max Steiner Award
Posted: March 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Hollywood in Vienna, James Newton Howard, Max Steiner Award
It was announced today that James Newton Howard is the recipient of this year’s Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, which will be presented at the annual Hollywood in Vienna Concert Gala at Vienna Concert Hall on October 16, 2015 The Max Steiner Award honors extraordinary achievements within the genre of film music by the musical capital […]
Expanded ‘Intersection’ and ‘Soapdish’ Soundtracks Announced
Posted: February 23, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Silvestri, Intersection, James Newton Howard, score, Soapdish, Soundtrack
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 drama Intersection directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich and Martin Landau. The expanded soundtrack edition features the complete remastered original score from the Paramount Pictures production composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Sixth Sense, King […]
James Newton Howard to Score ‘Concussion’
Posted: February 10, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Concussion, James Newton Howard, Peter Landesman
James Newton Howard has signed on to score the upcoming drama Concussion. The film is directed by Peter Landesman and stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Luke Wilson, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, David Morse and Albert Brooks. The movie centers on Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who discovered football-related brain trauma in a […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 21, 2014)
Posted: November 21, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: All Relative, Blitz/Berlin, Didier Rachou, Extraterrestrial, Food Chains, Gil Talmi, James Newton Howard, Kato Ådland, Reach Me, Sondre Lerche, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, The Sleepwalker, Tree Adams
Only one new movie is opening wide this weekend: Expected to have the biggest opening of the year at the domestic box office is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Woody Harrelson. The film’s original score is […]
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 4, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: James Newton Howard, score, Soundtrack, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
The details have been revealed of the score album for The Hunger Games: Mockinjay – Part 1. The album features the film’s original music composed by James Newton Howard (Maleficent, King Kong, Signs, The Sixth Sense) who previously scored the first two installments in the series. The soundtrack will be released on November 24, 2014 by Republic Records and is now available […]
